Every California Science & Engineering Fair project Fairfolio holds: 17,387 entries across 24 years, with the abstract, category and awards the fair published for each one.
CSEF coverage: available historical abstracts for 2002–2019; award-listed projects only for 2021–2025, without abstracts and with explicit labels where titles were not published, except that most 2023 winners carry the abstract from CSEF's archived public showcase; public showcase abstracts for 2026. The 2020 fair was canceled.
Counts cover every year of this fair and use its own category labels, exactly as the source published them. Each one links to that category's CSEF projects.
17387 projects · showing 8281–8310
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My family and I spend a lot of time hiking in the Idaho forest. Most of the time we don#t have cell phone service. I carry a whistle in case of emergency. This made me wonde…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Last year, when I was in sixth grade, I created holograms by capturing interference fringes onto a holographic plate using a laser. This year I wanted to find out if it was…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to test various metals on blocking bacteria. Coins consist mainly of copper, zinc, and nickel. I intended to test which metals inhibited bac…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the reaction of hydrogen peroxide, sodium potassium tartrate, and cobalt(II) chloride. The current literature does not prese…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of indigenous plants as natural pesticides in inhibiting mosquito larvae development. Methods/Materials 600 mosqui…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The term concussion or MTBI, mild traumatic brain injury is defined as a head injury with temporary loss of brain function which can cause a variety of long term symptoms, e…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine how well penicillin, amoxicillin, and septra work after being exposed to different environments. This is important because these an…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science experiment is to determine which Capsicum Cultivars solution will inhibit the most bacteria. The reason that I am doing this experiment is to find…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The experimental approach was formulated in order to investigate resveratrol#s pharmacologic influence on ovarian ascites cancer and to determine whether resveratrol can be…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if organic herbs can help diets of individuals. The reason I am doing this investigation is to determine if organic herbs will stim…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To test the anti-bacterial activities of the sagebrush Artemisia californica, and if true, to determine whether the agent behind such activity is a small molecule or protein…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Fragment-based drug design is used to construct single high affinity drugs from many small, low affinity components. A pervasive problem with such drugs is binding to recept…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if a dog's mouth has more bacteria than a human's. My hypothesis was that a dog's mouth would be cleaner because I had heard that a dog's saliva ca…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate differences in low light color vision between genders and ages, so that if older adults have trouble seeing color in low light, we can help people be aware of…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I became interested in this experiment when I noticed how much tap water I waste from the shower and sink on a daily basis. I wondered how to find harmless ways to conserve…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine whether the lung capacity of a lung with cancer or the lung capacity of a healthy lung was affected more by the increase o…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the presence and levels of inorganic (harmful) arsenic in apple and grape juice. I hypothesized that organic juice, from fruit grown without pe…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if Reishi Mushroom preparations mutate bacterial DNA. Methods/Materials Dilution 1 (1x) of Reishi Mushroom, Capsules, Tea L…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether a magnetic levitation train has more or less resistance that a train on wheels. I believe that magnetic levitation train has less resista…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which liquid can break down cat hairballs the best? Hairballs in cats can be a huge problem, so we studied what could break them down. Hairballs can get stuck in their diges…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to demonstrate how wave energy can be converted into electricity by using the vertical motion to pressurize air and light a light bulb. Methods/Materials We…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which fabrics will best protect the wearer from ultraviolet rays. Does color matter? Does darkness of color or tightness of weave affect perfo…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to examine the effect of different types of fonts on a person#s memory. The results of my experiment can help students who need help with stud…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The main purpose of the project is to determine the nature of malaria resistance and analyze how the differences in the gene affect it. The gene is called the Duffy antigen/…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if the convenience of recycling effects the degree to which students recycle, even at a Green School where students have previously…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my "IT'S RAINING ELECTRICITY" project was to observe how water flow rate effects the generation of static charge in a Kelvin electrostatic generator. I predic…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to identify fruits which had protease enzymes and what treatment methods I could use to break down these fruit enzymes so that the Jello could gel. I expect…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals In four experiments,my goals are to determine why the galls jump, at what optimum temperature range,how much energy do the galls require to jump/how do the galls jump (with…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair project, Jump to the Beat, was to discover the fastest way to decrease heart rate after cardio physical activity. I compared sitting, standi…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of our experiment was to figure out whether changing the angle of the foot when kicking a soccer ball for a penalty kick affects its placement in the net. Our…